“Throw yourself into everything you do so that everyone will see your progress.” (1 Timothy 4:15-16, BWM paraphrase) Since we’re about two months into the new year, I thought this would be a great time to check in with you for a little progress report. According to...
I hate ‘em. Never have liked them. A detour is a setback. A detour means that something unplanned is impeding my progress, and I’m gonna have to go around it. Detours take longer. Detours often mean backtracking. (Which I also hate.) I’m pretty much a point A to point...
“If you want to change the world, you’ve got to think smaller.” Yes, I know that’s terribly counter-intuitive, even counter-cultural. Our world says think bigger and better. Even the Church gets caught up in this thinking. Chicago architect, Daniel Burnham, has been...
Routines “The quality of life you experience is a direct result of your routines.” This time of year, people talk about resolutions. “This year, I’m gonna do this or that!” But according to US News and World Report, about 80% of New Year’s Resolutions fail,...
